Agriculture

All Business Sectors in Prescott and Russell Benefit From the Region’s Strong Agricultural Base.

13%
of Ontario’s Agricultural and Agri-business is in Prescott and Russell,
Canada’s oldest agricultural region. This long-established industry
provides a stable source of raw material for all the other industries in
the region that rely on it: manufacturing, food processing and tourism.

The
soil in Prescott and Russell is ideal for growing diverse and high
yield crops, allowing cash crop and biofuel enterprises to thrive.
Agriculture is further supported by a skilled bilingual workforce (a high number of which have specific expertise with agriculture), robust shipping options and the proximity of large markets.

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Food Processing

The Success of Grains, Vegetables and Dairy Grown Locally Means a Food Processor Can Easily Source Its Raw Materials

One ofthe Prescott and Russell Economic Development and Tourism (PREDT) Department’s many economic development projects was the creation of the Eastern Ontario Agri-Food Network to ensure a
prosperous connection between food producers, food processors and
markets.

Large
plots of land, fully serviced and lower priced than in urban centres
are available to businesses and investors. Investors even have the
option of testing crops for viability before they commit to investing in
the land. Ask PREDT how this can work for you.

Food
processors enjoy the further advantage of inexpensive food processing
facilities and the ready availability of skilled bilingual staff from
the local colleges.

Shipping options to large nearby markets are already in place, and specialty services for products that need special
handling (like preservative-free goods for the environmentally
conscious consumer base) are ready to serve you and your product.

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Commercial and Retail

UCPR Businesses Profit from Inexpensive Facilities and Large Nearby Markets.

Aware of the 5 million people that live less than an hour’s drive from Prescott and Russell, and maximizing the effect of the large tourist trade in the region,the
Prescott and Russell Economic Development and Tourism (PREDT)
Department works with businesses to make the development of the retail
industry as easy as possible in Prescott and Russell.

Prescott and Russell’s rich and established history of agriculture allows large stores like Costco to source locally and buy in quantities large enough to sustain producers.

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Advanced Manufacturing

Manufacturers Benefit From a Vibrant Research Climate and Large Nearby Crop Base, as Well as Inexpensive facilities
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The
region already hosts a prosperous convergence of cornfields and
biofuels. Research into bio products and alternative energy is further
supported by local colleges and the innovators they train. As well, vast
available land provides room for solar energy production. Alternate
energy industries are further supported by a vibrant research
environment.

Innovators
get further support from the Prescott and Russell Economic Development
and Tourism (PREDT) Department to turn their new products into a
business. Colleges like La Cité Collégiale provide an in-place skilled bilingual workforce.
Established industries like Dart Aerospace and IMI Manufacturing are
evidence of the talent that exists in the region, and are potential
footholds for further innovation and research.

Plus, the region boasts numerous transportation options, and large nearby markets: Montreal and Ottawa are less than an hour’s drive away.

Enterprises relying on agriculture get connected to that agriculture through PREDT:

The success of grains, vegetables and dairy produced locally means a manufacturer can easily grow or source its raw materials.

Large plots of land, fully serviced and lower priced than in urban
centres, are available to businesses and investors. Cheaper land means
cheaper facilities for production, allowing manufacturers to produce
goods for less than their competitors.

Investors even have the option of testing crops for viability before they commit to investing in the land.

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Distribution, Logistics, Warehousing

An In-Place, Inexpensive Supply Chain Creates Efficient Ways to Get Products to Large Nearby Markets
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The
Prescott and Russell Economic Development and Tourism (PREDT)
Department ensures that businesses in Prescott and Russell enjoy the
advantage of the region’s already established supply chain, consisting
of numerous options for transportation and inexpensive facilities (e.g.
business parks) for affordable, effective warehousing in close proximity
to Canada’s fastest, high volume, high speed 400 series highways giving
any company immediate fast access to multiple large markets.

Goods
from the region can be moved quickly across Canada, into the USA and
Mexico and overseas through the region’s proximity to:

One international cargo airport (Mirabel, also a research and development hub)

One international port (Port of Montreal)

US bridge within 100 km

Thanks
to these transportation options, large stores like Costco can source
locally and buy in quantities large enough to sustain producers.

To support Prescott and Russell’s rich and established history of agriculture, its vibrant food processing industry, and its manufacturing facilities, specialty shipping options exist in the region: refrigerated
trucks for fresh and preservative-free goods, and hazardous material
vehicles for fertilizers, chemicals and biofuels.
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Bilingual skilled
staff are readily available in the region, and local truck drivers
receive training through Hawkesbury’s Canadian Trucking Academy.

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Research and Development

A Strong Research and Development Climate Undergirds All Sectors and Ensures New and Expanded Industry in UCPR.

The United Counties of Prescott and Russell’s strong agricultural base has made it the place where farmland and industry can come together in new ways.

BioPole, a local technology-based hub, links researchers, graduates and entrepreneurs together to encourage business development.

As well, the Eastern Ontario Agri-Food Network is working on creating a Food Hub, includinga commercial kitchen that will serve as an incubator for entrepreneurs to create new products.

Existing businesses like Dart Aerospace, combined with inexpensive facilities and low-cost housing for employees, makes UCPR an ideal place for aerospace research – supported by nearby airports.

Educational institutions like La Cité Collégiale and the Entrepreneurship Academy further encourage innovation in the region, as well as providing a readily available skilled bilingual workforce.

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Tourism

Benefit From the 2 Million People That Visit the Region Yearly.

Prescott and Russell’s rich and established history of agriculture draws a large number of tourists year round annually. Specialty food, wine and beer producers, local markets, food festivals and agricultural destination holidays – all are strategically placed to serve the large population that lives nearby.

Prescott and Russell’s proximity to large urban centres, and a growing demand for unique art, food, and outdoor experiences has created a need for new attractions and supporting businesses to serve customers. In the interest of further strengthening the region, the Prescott and Russell Economic Development and Tourism Department promotes new opportunities to engage tourists and entice new visitors.

Many more visitor-related ventures are supported by the added attraction of peaceful rural and wilderness areas that draw cyclists to recreational trails, hikers to the Larose forest and boaters to the Ottawa River.

As well, thrill-seekers flock to Calypso Waterpark (Canada’s Largest theme waterpark), creating opportunities for new enterprises (like health and wellness spas) to tap into that market.